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Where does “са́же́нь” come from?

са́же́нь (Russian) comes from Proto-Slavic sęženь.

са́же́нь (Russian): old unit of measurement; length of outstretched...

Definitions

  1. old unit of measurement; length of outstretched...

Ancestry of “са́же́нь”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicsęženь—
Every word from Proto-Slavic sęženь →